I wish there were more people too. Too bad we didn't start discussing this stuff earlier! For the journal documenting your work, are you only including what you did for the activities? I started off writing little journal entries after every unit, but now I am thinking of using those in my reflective paper. I am a little worried I don't have enough documentation that I did the work, you know? And on demonstrations like the PCR in microbial diversity...are you including what you made when you mail the work off?

That project sounds cool. I just took a Bio-sex & drugs class and we touched on that. Very interesting! That would be great to get the students to realize how dangerous drugs are. They have no idea. I don't have a great project topic yet, I have to dig around for some lesson plans and think on them. Dee F. Gess

>From: "Jen Wells" <wellsj@sau25.net>>Reply-To: Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY<channel-talkbio@learner.org>>To: "Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY" <channel-talkbio@learner.org>>Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Human Evolution Unit>Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:52:19 -0400>>Dee-> I took the Reactions in Chemistry course
this spring and did basically what I'm doing now. The main difference is that I was in school and teach an intro to Chem. unit. Overall, the course was interesting, but too advanced for me to teach. At least I hope that I understand some topics in Chemistry better! For my course reflection paper, I talked about my feelings about the course, its topics and effectiveness and whether or not I could implement them. I'll probably do the same for this one. As I teach a lot of these topics on an introductory level, I really have enjoyed learning more in depth concepts. I'm going to do a proposed project on the affect of Ecstasy on the brain. I loved the Neuro. section and know how big Ecstasy has become lately on the drug scene (my husband is a cop). If I taught high school, where I would have more freedom to teach tough topics, this would be something I might do as hopefully I could prevent
some students from trying it due to its affects on the brain. My husband has offered to try it, and as it is a new project, I'll do it as well. I'll just mention in my lesson reflection the lack of kids in my area. I had received an e-mail from a person by the name of Tara who had just sent out all of her work for this class. I wish that they had more people involved or an easier way to find help for some of the activities( perhaps fix the typos as well).>Jen> ----- Original Message -----> From: Deanna Gess> To: channel-talkbio@learner.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:38 PM> Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Human Evolution Unit>>> I am not sure if you were addressing me or not? I am doing this alone as well, and I only teach 8th grade environmental science. I am working towards my certification in teaching HS biology so I
guess I will develop a project for that. I am also worrying if I am doing enough written work for it. I am doing the same thing you are doing so hopefully we will be okay. I am taking this over the summer so I will be sending everything off on Friday. I can't believe it is already here! What are you writing in your reflective paper? Didn't it say in the directions that the project can be proposed? I won't have any students for examples of work either. I don't think I can talk my husband into it. ha! He has his own classes to study for.>> Dee F. Gess>>>>> >From: "Jen Wells" <wellsj@sau25.net>> >Reply-To: Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY<channel-talkbio@learner.org>> >To: "Discussion list for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY" <channel-talkbio@learner.org>> >Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Human
Evolution Unit> >Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:20:10 -0400> >> >Tara-> > Did you do this by yourself or in a group? I'm doing this on my own and wonder if I've done enough or not. I've spent the bulk of the last three weeks watching videos, reading the text and doing all the activities. I've typed up all of my responses and just need to finalize a project. I teach 7th grade, so much of these topics are not approached. I teach an introductory unit on Genetics and Evolution, but do not get into as much detail. I also have no students for the student work! The only kids around me are in elementary school. I may have to beg my husband to be my student.> >Have you recieved your grade yet or did you submit for the summer as well?> >Jen> > ----- Original Message -----> > From: tara yohan> > To: Discussion list
for REDISCOVERING BIOLOGY> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:22 AM> > Subject: Re: [Channel-talkbio] Human Evolution Unit> >> >> > Hi Jen, I just sent my materials in and don't have my activities with me but I do remember a couple places where the directions were confusing. I was glad they supplied answers so I could figure it out backwards. I think you wil still be able to answer the questions and understand what they want even if the activity doesn't quite work. Tara> >> > PS I am glad I finally got an email through this, I registered in April and hadn't heard anything until you, unfortunately I finished the course already.> >> > Jen Wells <wellsj@sau25.net> wrote:> > I am trying to work on the Molecular Clock activity for the Human Evolution Unit. In part 2, I am supposed to
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